2008 Utah gubernatorial election
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsUT The 2008 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2008. The deadline to file for the primary was June 24, 2008.[1] Incumbent Republican governor Jon Huntsman Jr. won re-election in a landslide, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer and Libertarian nominee Dell Schanze.
Candidates
Republican Party
- Jon Huntsman, Jr., incumbent governor[2]
Democratic Party
- Bob Springmeyer, businessman[2]
Libertarian Party
- Dell Schanze, businessman[2]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Template:USRaceRating | October 16, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[4] | Template:USRaceRating | November 2, 2008 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Template:USRaceRating | November 3, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Template:USRaceRating | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) |
Bob Springmeyer (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Jones/Deseret News[7] | September 8–11, 2008 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 77% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune[8] | August 13–15, 2008 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 73% | 9% |
| Rasmussen Reports[9] | June 25, 2008 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 66% | 19% |
Results
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bob Springmeyer | 186,503 | 19.72% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dell Schanze | 24,820 | 2.62% | ||
| Write-ins | 153 | 0.02% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Majority | 547,546 | 57.91% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 945,525 | Script error: No such module "String". | |||
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Carbon (largest municipality: Price)
- Grand (largest municipality: Moab)
- Salt Lake (largest city: Salt Lake City)
- Summit (largest city: Park City)
References
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- ↑ 2008 Election Dates Template:Webarchive from the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Utah
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- ↑ Dan Jones/Deseret News
- ↑ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
- ↑ Rasmussen Reports
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External links
- Utah State Board of Elections
- Utah State Board of Elections – Official Results – 2008 General Election
- Utah Governor candidates at Project Vote Smart
- Utah Governor race from OurCampaigns.com
- Utah Governor race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributionsScript error: No such module "Unsubst". from Follow the Money
- Huntsman (R-i) vs Springmeyer (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Jon Huntsman, Republican incumbent nominee
- Bob Springmeyer, Democratic nominee
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